Configure email notifications in Unified Security Exposure Management
Set up email notifications to share useful information about important updates and activities such as approval and rejection of false-positive requests. Creating an email notification involves specifying when to send it, who receives it, and what it contains.
Before you begin
Role required: See Access control lists (ACLs) for administration rules
Procedure
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Navigate to Workspaces > Security Exposure Management Workspace.
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Select Administration in the navigation pane.
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Under Others, select Review on the Notifications tile.
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Select New.
For detailed instructions on creating email notifications, see Create an email notification.
Result
When a recipient clicks the links in an email notification, the links open in the Security Exposure Management Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace based on their role.
- Links open in the Security Exposure Management Workspace for the users with the roles, sn_vul.vulnerability_analyst or sn_vul.vulnerability_admin.
- Links open in the IT Remediation Workspace for the users with the role, sn_vul.remediation_owner.
If the recipient doesn’t have any of the preceding roles, the links in an email notification open in the classic UI.
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title: Configure email notifications in Unified Security Exposure Management
description: Set up email notifications to share useful information about important updates and activities such as approval and rejection of false-positive requests. Creating an email notification involves specifying when to send it, who receives it, and what it contains.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/sem-configure-email-notifications.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Implement, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
---
# Configure email notifications in Unified Security Exposure Management
Set up email notifications to share useful information about important updates and activities such as approval and rejection of false-positive requests. Creating an email notification involves specifying when to send it, who receives it, and what it contains.
## Before you begin
Role required: See [Access control lists \(ACLs\) for administration rules](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/sem-acls-for-admin-rules.md)
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Security Exposure Management Workspace**.
2. Select **Administration** in the navigation pane.
3. Under **Others**, select **Review** on the **Notifications** tile.
4. Select **New**.
For detailed instructions on creating email notifications, see [Create an email notification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_CreateANotification.md).
## Result
When a recipient clicks the links in an email notification, the links open in the Security Exposure Management Workspace or IT Remediation Workspace based on their role.
- Links open in the Security Exposure Management Workspace for the users with the roles, sn\_vul.vulnerability\_analyst or sn\_vul.vulnerability\_admin.
- Links open in the IT Remediation Workspace for the users with the role, sn\_vul.remediation\_owner.
If the recipient doesn’t have any of the preceding roles, the links in an email notification open in the classic UI.
| title | Configure email notifications in Unified Security Exposure Management |
| description | Set up email notifications to share useful information about important updates and activities such as approval and rejection of false-positive requests. Creating an email notification involves specifying when to send it, who receives it, and what it contains. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/sem-configure-email-notifications.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | ImplementUnified Security Exposure ManagementSecurity Operations |